Government and power in Haiti
Who leads Haiti, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic (under transitional government).
Who leads Haiti?
- Head of state: Anthony Franck Laurent Saint Cyr (Président du Conseil présidentiel de Transition de la République d’Haïti)
- Head of government: Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (Premier Ministre de la République d’Haïti)
- Foreign minister: Raïna Forbin (Ministre des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes de la République d’Haïti)
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.
Governance scores
The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.
- Voice and accountability
- Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.
- Political stability and absence of violence
- Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.
- Government effectiveness
- Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.
- Regulatory quality
- Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.
- Rule of law
- Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.
- Control of corruption
- Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.
How does Haiti score on voice and accountability?
Voice and accountability: 35.1 out of 100 in 2025, 154th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 64). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 42.7.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Haiti score on political stability?
Political stability and absence of violence: 41.4 out of 100 in 2025, 171st highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 69.9). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 49.5.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Haiti score on government effectiveness?
Government effectiveness: 10.6 out of 100 in 2025, 192nd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 52.5). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 16.3.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Haiti score on regulatory quality?
Regulatory quality: 29.5 out of 100 in 2025, 182nd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 53.4). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 33.7.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Haiti score on the rule of law?
Rule of law: 32 out of 100 in 2025, 181st highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 53.5). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 39.3.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Haiti score on control of corruption?
Control of corruption: 17 out of 100 in 2025, 185th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 40.4). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 18.8.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many women are in Haiti's parliament?
Women held 2.5% of seats in the national parliament (single or lower chamber) in 2019, 187th highest of 192 countries with data. Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union, via the World Bank.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many of Haiti's ministers are women?
Women held 22.2% of ministerial posts in 2025, 87th highest of 190.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much does Haiti spend on the military?
Military spending was 0.1% of GDP in 2025, 146th highest of 149 (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, via the World Bank).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow big are the armed forces of Haiti?
Armed forces personnel numbered 1,000 in 2020.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow good are Haiti's official statistics?
The World Bank's Statistical Performance Indicator, which scores how well a country's official statistics system works, was 38.7 out of 100 in 2024, 179th highest of 187.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many births are registered in Haiti?
84.8% of births of children under 5 were registered with a civil authority (2017).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many people in Haiti use the internet?
47.9% of people used the internet in 2024.
Source: World Bank · saved copyOfficial bodies that hold power in Haiti
Government
- Office of the Prime MinisterGovernment announcements, decrees and Prime Minister's office communications.
Courts
- Superior Council of the JudiciaryInformation on the administration of the judiciary, judicial appointments and notices.
Public audit
- Superior Court of Audit and Administrative DisputesAudit reports on public accounts and rulings on administrative disputes.
Public contracts
- National Public Procurement CommissionOfficial portal of public procurement notices, contract awards and procurement rules.
Government below the national level
- Departments (10) and arrondissements (42): Government-appointed delegates and vice-delegates; elected departmental councils provided for in the Constitution have never functioned
- Communes (146): By law a three-member municipal council (mayor and two deputies) elected every four years; since 2020, three-member municipal commissions appointed by the government
- Communal sections (571): By law an elected three-member administrative council (CASEC) and an elected assembly (ASEC)
How local power works in Haiti
Places in Haiti
Sources
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Births registered (SP.REG.BRTH.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f8d443034ba7…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)
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